Ambalapuzha Gopakumar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ambalapuzha Gopakumar

Indian songwriter and poet

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1944

Place of Birth: Ambalappuzha, Kerala, India

Profession: poet, songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thathamathu Nanupilla Gopakumaran Nair (born 27 June 1944), popularly known as Dr.
Ambalapuzha Gopakumar (??.?????????? ????????) is a Malayalam poet, historian, orator and writer from Kerala, India.
He is the recipient of Kerala State Institute of Children's literature Award, 2012.
Gopakumar is also the author of 'History of Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple' which describes the origin and history of Amabalapuzha and the famous Sreekrishna Temple.
He is widely regarded as an authority on the history of Chemapakassery, the erstwhile name of Ambalapuzha.Dr.
Gopakumar was the former director of Vaikom Kshetra Kalapeedom.
In August 2016, he was given the 'Janmashtamy' award for literature.
He is also the recipient of Amritakeerti Puraskar 2016, in recognition of his contributions to spiritual, philosophical and cultural literature.